The document discusses career development, highlighting the importance of understanding personal goals, factors influencing career choices, and the value of self-assessment tools. It debunks common myths about career planning and outlines the stages of career development according to Donald Super. Additionally, it categorizes various career interest areas and emphasizes the role of external factors in making informed career decisions.

1. Unit IV:
Career
Development
MODULE 12:
PERSONS AND CAREERS

2. Objectives:
At the end of the module, you will be able to:
1. explain that understanding of the concepts
of career and life goals can help in
planning your career,
2. identify the personal factors influencing
career choices, and
3. take a self-assessment tool to know your
personality traits and other
personal factors in relation to your goals

3. How do personal/internal factors
influence your career choices?

4. TEN MYTHS ABOUT CAREER
PLANNING BUSTED!

5. Myth 1: Arts/humanities majors usually are
unemployable after college Fact: Skills matter in
every stream
Myth 2: Selecting what's 'hot' at the moment is safe
Fact: What's hot today may not necessarily be
10/20 years later
Myth 3: Career assessments / counselors will not be
of any use for me Fact: You must know what your
aptitude is before choosing a career

6. Myth 4: If X is happy in a particular field, I will be
happy too Fact: You are not X
Myth 5: If I wait long enough, luck will eventually
bring me to the right career Fact:
Procrastination is no substitute for laziness
Myth 6: Making a lot of money will make me
happy Fact: The ingredients of fulfilling career
also includes passion and commitment to
growth

7. Myth 7: Once I choose a career I’ll be stuck in it
forever Fact: You are never too old to switch
careers
Myth 8: If I change careers my skills will be
wasted Fact: Being multi-skilled allows you to
learn and adapt accordingly
Myth 9: I will decide after the results are out
Fact: Impulsive decisions lack planning and
direction

8. Myth 10: I love this hobby, but I don’t think I
can make money out of it Fact: If you love
what you do, you will not feel like you are
working

9. CAREER CONCEPTS
A career is defined as the combination
and sequence of roles played by a
person during the course of a lifetime.
1. JOB (duties)
2. OCCUPATION(similar work)

10. WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR CAREER
CHOICE?
 Skills and Abilities
 Interest and Personality Type
 Life Roles
 Previous Experiences
 Culture
 Gender
 Social and Economic Conditions
 Childhood Fantasies

11. Donald Super’s five life and career
development stages
STAGE AGE CHARACTERISTICS
Growth BIRTH-14 Development of self-concept, attitudes,
needs and general world of work
Exploration 15-24 "Trying out" through classes, work hobbies.
Tentative choice and skill development
Establishment 25-44 Entry-level skill building and stabilization
through work experience
Maintenance 45-64 Continual adjustment process to improve
position
Decline 65+ Reduced output, prepare for retirement

12. SKILLS ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
Transferrable Skills generally are not
associated with a particular job or task.
Transferable skills are usually broader and
related to leadership, communication,
critical thinking, analysis, and organization.
These are skills that can be transferred and
utilized in a variety of different kinds of jobs
and career paths.

22. Activity: THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TEST
This is a personality test, it will help
you understand why you act the way that
you do and how your personality is
structured. In the table below, mark how
much you agree with the statement on the
scale 1-5, where 1=disagree, 2=slightly
disagree, 3=neutral, 4=slightly agree and
5=agree, in the box to the left of it.

26. The scores you calculate should be between zero and forty. Below is a
description of each trait.
  Extroversion (E) is the personality trait of seeking fulfillment from sources
outside the self or in community. High scorers tend to be very social while
low scorers prefer to work on their projects alone.
  Agreeableness (A) reflects much individuals adjust their behavior to
suit others. High scorers are typically polite and like people. Low scorers
tend to ‘tell it like it is’.
  Conscientiousness © is the personality trait of being honest and
hardworking. High scorers tend to follow rules and prefer clean homes.
Low scorers may be messy and cheat others.
  Neuroticism (N) is the personality trait of being emotional.
  Openness to Experience (O) is the personality trait of seeking new
experience and intellectual pursuits. High scores may day dream a lot.
Low scorers may be very down to earth.

27. CAREER INTEREST AREAS
 Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
C. Plants: Interest in activities involving plants usually in an
outdoor setting.
Q. Animals: Interest in activities involving the training, raising,
feeding, and caring for animals.
 Hospitality & Tourism
I. Interest in providing services to others in travel
planning, hospitality services in hotels, restaurants,
and recreation services

28.  Architecture & Construction
L. Designing and Building: Interest in designing,
planning, managing, building, and maintaining physical
structures.
 Human Services
J. Interest in helping others with their mental,
spiritual, social, physical, or career needs.
 Arts, Audio-Video Technology & Communications
A. Artistic: Interest in creative or performing
arts, communication or A/V
technology

29. Information Technology
P. Interest in the design, development, support and
management of hardware, software, multimedia,
systems integration services, and technical support
Business, Management & Administration
G. Business Detail: Interest in organizing, directing
and evaluating business functions
Law, Public Safety & Security
D. Interest in judicial, legal and protective services
for people and property.

30.  Education & Training
M. Teaching: Interest in planning, managing, and providing
education and training services, including support services,
library and information services.
 Manufacturing
E. Mechanical: Interest in applying mechanical principles to
practical situations using machines, hand tools, or techniques.
F. Industrial: Interest in repetitive, organized activities in a
factory/industrial set
 Finance
N. Banking, Investments, and Insurance: Interest in financial
and investment planning & management and providing
banking and insurance services

31. Marketing, Sales & Service
H. Interest in bringing others to a point of view through
personal persuasion, using sales/promotional techniques.
Government & Public Administration
K. Administration: Interest in performing government
functions at the local, state or federal levels
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
B. Interest in discovering, collecting, and analyzing
information and applying findings to problems in science,
math and engineering

32. Health Science
O. Care and Prevention: Interest in the providing
help to others by providing diagnostic,
therapeutic, informational and environmental
services, including researching and developing
new health care services.
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
R. Interest in the movement of people, materials,
and goods by road, pipeline, air, railroad and
water.

33. WORK VALUES INVENTORY

38. HOW TO CHOOSE A MAJOR AND A
JOB PATH USING CAREER CLUSTERS

46. MODULE 13: Career Pathways
Objectives:
At the end of the module, you will be able to:
1. discuss the external factors influencing career choices
that may help you in career decision making,
2. identify pros and cons of various career options with
the guidance of parent, teacher, or counselor, and
3. prepare a career plan based on your personal goal
and external factors influencing career choices.

47. Big Question:
How do external factors influence
your career choices?

48. WORK/OCCUPATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS AND INTERESTS
Interests Types Work/Occupational
Environments
Realistic
Realistic
Investigative
Investigative
Artistic
Artistic

49. CHOOSE YOUR CAREER FIRST – NOT
YOUR COLLEGE

50. MODULE 14: INSIGHTS INTO ONE’S
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT